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Import formats

This document presents the structure of the export and import files of Antidote’s personal dictionaries.

Structure of the Export and Import Files

Word Language

Bilingual Antidote

If the words are to be imported into an Antidote that handles both languages, the language of each of the words must be specified. One of the following three identifiers is then used:

*   FR: French
*   EN: English
*   ML: Multilingual (English and French)

If the dictionary contains words from only one language, the language is specified globally by indicating the identifier in parentheses at the beginning of the file in the following comment:

     Name: DICTIONARY_NAME (LANGUAGE_IDENTIFIER)

If the dictionary contains English words and French words, this is indicated by adding the language identifier as the first attribute (see the 8-token import section below);

If the language is unspecified according to the previous methods, an import error will occur.

Monolingual Antidote

Specifying the language words are in is not necessary. By default, the language will be that of your Antidote.

Encoding

Antidote tries to guess the file’s encoding based on the content and your system platform. You can also tell Antidote which encoding you are using without it having to guess: Use the special comment coding: at the beginning of the file followed by the encoding identifier.

Here are the encoding identifiers:

  • mac_roman
  • iso8859_15
  • cp1252
  • utf_8
  • utf_16_le
  • utf_16_be

Example:

// coding: utf_8

Importing One Token

If a line only contains one token, that token is considered the base form and Antidote infers the word category, and (if required by the category) word morphology or verb model. In multilingual Antidote, the word language must be globally specified at the top of the file with a special comment (see the section Word language)

BASE_FORM __END_OF_LINE__

Importing Two Tokens

If a line contains two tokens, the first token is considered the base form and the second is considered the category. Antidote infers the word morphology or verb model, if required by the category.

In multilingual Antidote, the word language must be globally specified at the top of the file with a special comment (see the section Word language)

BASE_FORM __TAB__ CATEGORY __END_OF_LINE__

Importing 8 tokens

If a line contains 8 tokens, these tokens are considered in the following order:

  • Base form
  • Category
  • Inflection 1 field
  • Inflection 2 field
  • Inflection 2 field
  • Inflection 2 field
  • Attributes separated by +

  • Definition

    • To introduce a new definition, insert the “◊” character.
    • To introduce a new paragraph, insert the “\r” characters.

    • For a multilingual word, it is possible to specify a definition for each language. All definitions are specified in the same field. The French definition must be preceded by the keyword |FR| and the English definition by the keyword |EN|.

      Example:

      |FR|Définition de « ABCDEFG »|EN|Definition of “ABCDEFG”

Accepted Categories

French Words

  • Acronyme (acronym or initialism)
  • Adj (adjective)
  • Adv (adverb)
  • Interj (interjection)
  • LocutionLatine (Latin expression)
  • Nom (common noun)
  • NP (proper noun)
  • Verbe (verb)
  • Pref (prefix)

English Words

  • Acronym (acronym or initialism)
  • Adj (adjective)
  • Adv (adverb)
  • Interj (interjection)
  • Noun (common noun)
  • PN (proper noun)
  • Verb (verb)

Multilingual Words

  • Acronyme (acronym or initialism)
  • Acronym (acronym or initialism)
  • NP (proper noun)
  • PN (proper noun)

Inflection Fields

French Words

  • Acronym, adjective, adjectival Latin expression, noun, proper noun
    • Inflection 1 field: Masculine singular
    • Inflection 2 field: Masculine plural
    • Inflection 3 field: Feminine singular
    • Inflection 4 field: Feminine plural
  • Verb
    • Inflection 1 field: Verb model
    • Inflection 2 field: Leave empty
    • Inflection 3 field: Leave empty
    • Inflection 4 field: Leave empty
  • Adverb, adverbial Latin expression, interjection, prefix
    • Inflection 1 field: Leave empty
    • Inflection 2 field: Leave empty
    • Inflection 3 field: Leave empty
    • Inflection 4 field: Leave empty

English Words

  • Noun, acronym
    • Inflection 1 field: Singular
    • Inflection 2 field: Plural
    • Inflection 3 field: Leave empty
    • Inflection 4 field: Leave empty
  • Adjectif
    • Inflection 1 field: Singular
    • Inflection 2 field: Comparative
    • Inflection 3 field: Superlative
    • Inflection 4 field: Leave empty
  • Verbe
    • Inflection 1 field: 3rd person
    • Inflection 2 field: Past
    • Inflection 3 field: Past participle
    • Inflection 4 field: Present participle
  • Adverb, interjection, proper noun
    • Inflection 1 field: Leave empty
    • Inflection 2 field: Leave empty
    • Inflection 3 field: Leave empty
    • Inflection 4 field: Leave empty

Multilingual Words

  • Acronym, proper noun
    • Inflection 1 field: Masculine singular
    • Inflection 2 field: Masculine plural
    • Inflection 3 field: Feminine singular
    • Inflection 4 field: Feminine plural

Attributes and Sub-Attributes Accepted for Each Category

French Words

  • Noun
    • Chose
      • Entite
      • Diplome
    • Personne
      • Fonction
    • Animal
    • UniteMesure
  • Adjective
    • Habitant
      • Langue
  • Interjection
    • Sensation
    • Message
    • Bruit
  • Adverb
    • Maniere
    • Temps
    • Lieu
  • Latin Expression
    • Adjectif
    • Adverbe
  • Proper Noun
    • Famille
    • Prenom
    • Compagnie
    • Marque
    • Lieu
      • VoieDeCirculation
      • Ville
      • Ile
      • Region
      • CoursDeau
      • CorpsCeleste
    • Habitant
      • Langue
    • TitreOeuvre
    • Autre
  • Acronym
    • Compagnie
    • Chose
      • NonComptable
      • Diplome
    • Personne
      • FonctionSociale
  • Verb
    • No attribute is accepted
    • Accepted models
      • Aimer
      • Finir
      • Courir
      • Rendre
  • Prefix
    • FacultTDU
    • BesoinTDU
    • ErreurTDU
    • FacultTDUReforme
    • BesoinTDUReforme
    • ErreurTDUReforme

English Words

  • Noun
    • Thing
      • Entity
      • Diploma
    • Person
      • Profession
    • Animal
    • Group
    • UnitOfMeasurement
  • Adjective
    • Demonym
      • Language
  • Interjection
    • Emotional
    • Message
    • Sound
  • Adverb
    • Manner
    • Time
    • Place
  • Proper Noun
    • LastName
    • FirstName
    • Company
    • Brand
    • Place
      • Street
      • Town
      • Island
      • Region
      • CourseOfWater
      • CelestialBody
    • Demonym
      • Language
    • TitleOfAWork
    • Other
  • Acronym
    • Company
    • Thing
      • Uncountable
      • Diploma
    • Person
      • Profession
  • Verb
    • No attribute is accepted

Multilingual Words

  • Proper Noun
    • Famille, LastName
    • Prenom, FirstName
    • Compagnie, Company
    • Marque, Brand
    • Lieu, Place
      • VoieDeCirculation, Street
      • Ville, Town
      • Ile, Island
      • Region, Region
      • CorpsCeleste, CelestialBody
    • Habitant, Demonym
      • Langue, Language
    • TitreOeuvre, TitleOfAWork
    • Autre, Other
  • Acronym
    • Compagnie, Company
    • Chose, Thing
      • NonComptable, Uncountable
      • Diplome, Diploma
    • Personne, Person
      • FonctionSociale, Profession
  • Make sure that each sub-attribute is accompanied by its attribute and that these use the spellings listed above. They must be separated by a "+" symbol, with no spaces.